Joint with: Human Microbiome: From Models and Mechanism to Medicine
Microbiome Metabolism and Metabolites: Discovery and Function in Health and Disease

Jan 19–22, 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Pieter Dorrestein, Michael A. Fischbach, Neha Garg and Ines Thiele

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Jan 19–22, 2026 | Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Pieter Dorrestein, Michael A. Fischbach, Neha Garg and Ines Thiele

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, January 19, 2026
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Welcome and Keynote Session (Joint)
8:00–9:30 AM
 Cascade Ballroom
Emily P Balskus, HHMI-Harvard University
Mechanistic Enzymology of Microbiome-Derived Gene Products
Mohamed S. Abou Donia, Princeton University
Metagenomics Discovery of Microbial Gene Clusters
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
 Riverview Lounge
Microbial Biochemistry in Health and Disease (Joint)
9:30–11:15 AM
 Cascade Ballroom
Stavroula Hatzios, Yale University
Microbial Modulation of Redox-Active Molecules in the Gut
Harry Sokol, Saint-Antoine Hospital
Effect of Microbiome on Energy Metabolism in IBD
Tamia A Harris-Tryon, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Host-Microbial Crosstalk at the Skin Surface
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meet the Editors (Joint)
11:15–12:15 PM
 Cascade Ballroom
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
On Own for Lunch
11:15–2:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
 Alhambra
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
Microbiome Metabolites in Immune Regulation and Metabolic Health
5:00–7:00 PM
 Alhambra
Shana Sturla, ETH Zürich
Impact of the Human Gut Microbiome on Chemical Metabolism and Toxicity
Fredrik Bäckhed, University of Gothenburg
Microbiome and Metabolic Signaling in the Gut
Changtao Jiang, Peking University Health Science Center
Unlocking the Potential of Gut Microbial Enzymes for Precision Treatment of Metabolic Diseases
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Emerging Tools to Study Microbiome Derived Metabolites
8:00–11:00 AM
 Alhambra
Ines Thiele, University of Galway
Metabolic Models of Microbiome
Alexey Melnik, Arome Science Inc.
Quantitative Metabolomics in Microbiome Research
Pieter Dorrestein, University of California, San Diego
Speeding up the Process to Discover Microbiome Derived Molecules with Fast Computation, Leveraging Public Data and New Metabolomics Mining Tools
Clary B. Clish, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Metabolomics in Human Health
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Riverview Lounge
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
On Own for Lunch
11:00–3:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:00–4:30 PM
 Alhambra
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
The Genes that Make Microbial Metabolites
5:00–7:00 PM
 Alhambra
Marnix Medema, Wageningen University
Elucidating the Functions of Metabolic Gene Clusters in Microbiomes using Computational Omics
Abigail Sloan Devlin, Harvard Medical School
Gut Microbial Chemistry in Health and Disease
Karen D Corbin, AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Microbial Metabolites as Biomarkers and Mechanistic Influencers of Human Energy Balance
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Advanced Methods to Study the Microbiome (Joint)
8:00–11:00 AM
 Cascade Ballroom
Donald E. Ingber, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard
Studying the Vaginal Microbiome with Organ-on-a-Chip Methods
Cheri Ackerman, Concerto Biosciences
Measuring Millions of Microbial Combinations to Unravel the Ecology of the Skin Microbiome
Elaine Y. Hsiao, University of California, Los Angeles
Advances in the Gut-Brain Axis
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Riverview Lounge
On Own for Lunch
11:00–2:30 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
 Alhambra
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Riverview Lounge
The Metabolism at the Intersection of Microbiome, Host, Drugs and Pathogens
5:00–6:45 PM
 Alhambra
Casey Michelle Theriot, North Carolina State University
Bile Salt Hydrolases as Regulators of C. difficile Colonization in the Gut
Neha Garg, Georgia Institute of Technology
A Metabolomics Approach to Dissect Interactions between the Pathogen, the Beneficial Bacteria, and the Host
Speaker to be Announced
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
 Alhambra
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
 Alberta/New Brunswick
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, January 23, 2026
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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